“Flu-Floppers”: Factors Influencing Families’ Fickle Flu Vaccination Patterns
Clinical Pediatrics, Ahead of Print. While influenza vaccination in the prior year is a strong predictor of subsequent vaccination, many families do not have static...
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FDA Approves Fluad Influenza Vaccine for Older Adults
During the 2017-2018 influenza season, 70% of influenza-related hospitalizations, and 90% of influenza-related deaths occurred in this age group. Source link...
Influenza vaccination in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Objective Despite the progression of treatments over decades, heart failure (HF) is a disease with high morbidity, mortality and economic burden. Influenza infection is an...
Can Humidifiers Help Lower Flu Risk?
According to a new study, it turns out that one way of helping reduce the transmission of flu is by altering humidity levels. Source link...
Blue Water Vaccines enters into agreement to develop Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine with St. Jude
Blue Water Vaccines Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating transformative vaccines solving global health challenges, has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement for...
4-Year-Old Dies From Flu, 10,000 More Deaths Reported
According to a new report, a Mobile home family is mourning the loss of their 4-year-old daughter who unfortunately succumbed to flu complications and died...
China reports H5N1 bird flu in Hunan amid coronavirus crisis
China has reported an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu in Hunan, which borders the province of Hubei, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak....
What US Influenza Data Tells Us About the 2019 Novel Coronavirus – a Brief Version of James Liang and Huang Wenzheng’s Op-Ed
SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In response to the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), James Liang and Huang Wenzheng released a research paper comparing the data presented in...
Mom on Son’s Flu: ‘Scariest Time of My Life’
The coma was the scariest, John says. “When I woke up, I thought it was still the day after Christmas,” he says, “and it was...
FDA issues stern warning to Purell hand sanitizer maker
The U.S. Food and Drug Administrator has issued a strict warning to Purell-maker GOJO Industries, which claims it hand sanitizers can kill pathogens that cause...
2020 Global Respiratory Disease testing Market: Adenovirus, Influenza, Legionella, Mononucleosis, Mycoplasma, Pneumonia, RSV & Tuberculosis – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “2020 Global Respiratory Disease testing Market: US, Europe, Japan – Supplier Shares and Sales Segment Forecasts – Adenovirus, Influenza, Legionella, Mononucleosis, Mycoplasma, Pneumonia,...
This Year's Flu Season Taking Deadly Aim at Kids
Fueled by a strain of influenza that children may be especially vulnerable to, less than two months into flu season 39 children have already died,...
Antiviral compound from banana plants shows potential for clinical use against influenza
What keeps most infectious disease researchers up at night aren’t infamous viruses like Ebola. Instead, influenza, commonly known as the flu, continues to be a...
Flu Shot No Match for 'B' Strain, Season Rages On
According to the CDC’s estimates, there have been at least 9.7 million illnesses, 87,000 hospitalizations, and 4,800 deaths from flu this season. Source link...
What Does an Influenza B Dominant Flu Season Mean?
<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — Every flu season is predictably unpredictable, with the current one a prime example thanks to an unexpected virus strain becoming predominant early...
Use of Peer Comparison, Provider Education, and Electronic Medical Record Triggers to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates in Hospitalized Children
BACKGROUND: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends annual influenza vaccination for all children 6 months and older, yet only 59% of children nationally received the...
CDC warns that current flu season is due to be particularly long and severe
The current flu season is on track to be one of the most severe in years, according to new data from the CDC. Source link...
Medical News Today: Influenza A vs. B: What to know
Influenza A and B are the most common types of flu in humans. Here, learn about the differences between influenza A and B, including their...
GlobalData: Asia-Pacific seasonal influenza vaccine market set to reach US$1bn by 2028
The size of the seasonal influenza vaccine market across the three major Asia-Pacific (APAC) growth markets (3GM) will grow at a modest compound annual growth...
B Strain Dominating Early in the Flu Season
Parents of small children should be concerned because the B strain is proving more dangerous for kids. Source link...